Monday, January 5, 2015

Stat Pack: Non-Conference Leaders

Top non-conference teams, best goalies by class and much more in our weekly look at NCAA stats.

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In our Stat Pack feature, College Hockey Inc. highlights five obscure but telling statistics from the world of college hockey.

1. Most games from here out are conference affairs, though the two best non-conference teams to this point meet in a non-conference game at Madison Square Garden Saturday night:

Best Non-Conference Records
1.000 – Harvard (4-0-0)
.900 – Yale (4-0-1)
.875 – Northern Michigan (3-0-1)
.833 – Alaska (5-1-0)
.833 – North Dakota (7-1-1)
.778 – Vermont (7-2-0)
.750 – Denver (7-2-1)
.750 – Merrimack (7-2-1)
.750 – Providence (7-2-1)

2. Here’s a look at the top goaltenders by class, ranked by save percentage:

Best Save Percentage, Seniors
.943 – Steve Michalek, Harvard (MIN)
.934 – Ryan Massa, Nebraska Omaha
.933 – Matt Ginn, Holy Cross
.932 – Rasmus Tirronen, Merrimack
.929 – C.J. Motte, Ferris State

Best Save Percentage, Juniors
.939 – Jamie Phillips, Michigan Tech (WPG)
.939 – Matt O’Connor, Boston University
.938 – Jon Gillies, Providence (CGY)
.931 – James Kruger, Dartmouth
.929 – Zane McIntyre, North Dakota (BOS)
.929 – Jay Williams, Miami

Best Save Percentage, Sophomores
.958 – Mitch Gillam, Cornell
.955 – Mike Santaguida, Vermont
.935 – Evan Cowley, Denver (FLA)
.934 – Carmine Guerriero, Alabama-Huntsville
.934 – Alex Lyon, Yale

Best Save Percentage, Freshmen
.945 – Chris Nell, Bowling Green
.932 – Collin Delia, Merrimack
.931 – Kyle Hayton, St. Lawrence
.924 – Olivier Mantha, Alaska Anchorage
.920 – Kasimir Kaskisuo, Minnesota Duluth

3. Here are the top-scoring teams by period:

Most Goals, First Period
25 – UMass Lowell
23 – Bowling Green
20 – Minnesota State, Notre Dame

Most Goals, Second Period
34 – Miami
28 – Bentley
27 – Michigan Tech

Most Goals, Third Period
32 – Boston University, UMass Lowell
28 – Robert Morris

Most Goals, Overtime
2 – 10 teams tied

4. More than 150 players have produced multiple-point games in 2014-15; here are the nine with the most:

Most Multiple-Point Games
10 – Mike Vecchione, Union
9 – Jack Eichel, Boston University
8 – Andrew Gladiuk, Bentley
8 – Cody Wydo, Robert Morris
7 – Dalton Heinen, Denver (BOS)
7 – Jake Guentzel, Nebraska Omaha (PIT)
7 – Josh Mitchell, RIT
7 – Daniel Ciampini, Union
7 – Michael Parks, North Dakota (PHI)

Most Multiple-Goal Games
4 – Austin Orszulak, AIC
4 – Austin Ortega, Nebraska Omaha
3 – Danny O’Regan, Boston University (SJ)
3 – Matt Garbowsky, RIT
3 – Andrew Gladiuk, Bentley
3 – Frank Vatrano, Massachusetts
3 – Bryce Gervais, Minnesota State
3 – Daniel Ciampini, Union
3 – Chad McDonald, Ferris State
3 – Sam Anas, Quinnipiac
3 – David Friedmann, Robert Morris

5. Shot margin is one way to determine which teams have carried play; here are the top 10:

Best Shots on Goal Margin Per Game
+13.11 – Minnesota State
+10.45 – Miami
+8.76 – Penn State
+8.00 – Quinnipiac
+7.61 – Minnesota Duluth
+7.46 – Yale
+6.46 – Dartmouth
+5.95 – Michigan Tech
+5.35 – Denver
+5.30 – Alaska